Unionized state employees voted overwhelmingly to ratify a concessions deal negotiated with the administration of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.

The results of the vote were announced Tuesday by the State Employee Bargaining Agent Coalition. The agreement is expected to be worth $1.57 billion over two years. Now the attention returns to the General Assembly, where legislators are divided over how to proceed.

Union officials said that 85 percent of the votes cast were in favor of accepting concessions that will freeze wages and 83 percent backed increased contributions for health benefits and pensions as well as other concessions.

All 33 of the bargaining units that cast ballots on wage-related concessions endorsed the deal. Units representing state police and assistant attorneys general did not vote on wage givebacks.

The 30-second video, styled as a film trailer, exhorted state officials to raise taxes on the rich as acknowledgement of the concessions by the unions.

Republicans have consistently argued against tax increases. But when it comes to boosting taxes on wealthy households and corporations, Malloy and many Democrats in the legislature have joined Republicans in opposition.

Study shows Obamacare impact in Connecticut

A study released Wednesday concluded that the Affordable Care Act delivered $1.16 billion in increased federal funding for health care in Connecticut and sharply lowered the number of uninsured residents and the cost of uncompensated care.

Murphy said he is willing to negotiate, including allowing health plans on the individual marketplace that are not compliant with the Affordable Care Act. Murphy said he could support “flexibility in benefit design.”

The previous day, Malloy had toured HARC Inc., a non-profit provider of services to the intellectually disabled, and sought to enlist clients and their families to pressure the legislature to reach a budget agreement.

Without a budget, the state Department of Social Services has suspended funding to 26 non-profits, saving about $1.8 million. Agencies like HARC, which provide direct care, have seen their funding cut.

Overall, about $1.4 billion of the state’s $20 billion annual budget goes to non-profits, including about half to provide services for the intellectually and developmentally disabled.

A step forward on construction of third casino

Malloy and tribal leaders on Thursday signed documents amending the state’s relationship with its two federally recognized Native American tribes, another step toward building a third casino in the state.

The Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes want to jointly develop a casino in East Windsor, the first to be located off tribal land. The idea is to compete against a casino being developed in Springfield by MGM Resorts International.

Secretary of the State Denise Merrill, second from right, testifies before a panel of House Democrats.

Merrill, a Democrat who until last week was head of the National Association of Secretaries of State, testified at an unofficial hearing on voting rights held by U. S. Rep. John Conyers Jr. of Michigan, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee.

The hearing was also organized by members of the Congressional Black Caucus and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, who fear Trump’s Commission on Election Integrity was created to suppress the votes of minorities, who tend to support Democratic candidates.

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